1Password makes it easy to save your own bacon. The name 1Password is a little misleading because it’s so much more than that now. Then again, 1placeforanythingyouneedsecureandeasilyaccessible is a bit convoluted, isn’t it?

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Hack-Proof Your Life: A Guide to Internet Privacy in 2014

You should also have a different password for every site, so that a hacker who gets your dating website password won’t all of a sudden have access to your Gmail account. Weinstein also recommended using a password manager like 1Password.

1Password 4 for Mac makes managing all your passwords easy and secure

Passwords stink. Password policies vary widely from the many sites you choose or have to use, and satisfying them all is hard, and hard to keep up with. That’s why 1Password is an invaluable application — and the new 1Password 4 qualifies as a worthy update.